Abstract:In this paper, we consider the typical vehicle routing problem with time window constraints (VRPTW). The problem is approached via mathematical decomposition and solved using a three-stage method. First, we formulate the generalized assignment problem, which provides an approximation to the sequencing of customers that partially respects the time windows and apply the Hungarian method to obtain optimal solutions. Subsequently, we address the split of infeasible routes resulting from the assignment solution usi… Show more
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